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of meal squeezed under water in the hand, and 

 thrown in from time to time, may be used by 

 itself ; as may also soaked bread which is first 

 squeezed dry in the hand. The best meal for the 

 purpose, is made from wheat, ground up with the 

 husk, such as that employed for the coarser kinds 

 of brown bread. This should be moistened suffi- 

 ciently to make it cohere in lumps, but not 

 sufficiently to make it sticky. Bran is a great 

 addition to both the above-named baits, as it is 

 light and easily carried down gradually by the 

 current, so as to entice the fish upwards. 



GREAVES. 



Prepared as already described, greaves is a 

 very good ground bait for Barbel and Bream, 

 especially in combination with some or all of the 



foregoing. 



GRAINS. 



Brewer's grains or malt is a coarse, sour ground 

 bait, with which I never had much success. 



RICE. 



Boiled rice used in the positions described for 

 gentles, is the best ground bait for Minnows ; and 



